Comb

Museum number:
5-1880
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
E 34 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1383
Object count:
1
Description:
Bamboo comb(mvas bibeñ); 2 ¾" x 5" (6.98cm X 12.70cm)
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang...Demarcacion Akurnam Spanish Guinea
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1973-1974 #21: City of San Jose (October 11, 1973–December 4, 1973)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Comb, accession number 5-1880, described as Bamboo comb(mvas bibeñ); 2 ¾" x 5" (6.98cm X 12.70cm)Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Comb, accession number 5-1880, described as Bamboo comb(mvas bibeñ); 2 ¾" x 5" (6.98cm X 12.70cm)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 5-1880, described as Bamboo comb(mvas bibeñ); 2 ¾" x 5" (6.98cm X 12.70cm)

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